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Thanks for all your support. 1.29.47 chip time, 1.29.53 gun time. 12th lady. Race report to follow later. Little bit overwhelmed right now.
Yes!
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Way to go!
Great stuff, Mandy!! Congratulations!
"If you have the fire, run..." -John Climacus
I was ecstatic - but Rotorua have just reissued the results adding 2 mins to everyone. Stupid as at the start I'd have been really happy with 1.32.58 but now I'm completely gutted. So much so I feel really physically sick. I'm ready to quit this sport.
I was ecstatic - but Rotorua have just reissued the results adding 2 mins to everyone. Stupid as at the start I'd have been really happy with 1.32.58 but now I'm completely gutted. So much so I feel really physically sick.
I'm ready to quit this sport.
I know, right?
Exciting stuff Mandy !! Cant wait to ready you RR. Congratulations once again !
I dont sweat. I ooze liquid awesome.
Congrats. It was all that hard work you've been putting in.
Love it. I've said this elsewhere....but congrats again!!
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Great work Mandy. Revel in your success and recover quickly.
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Right on! Well done.
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I made a curious correlation tonight while I was doing my weekly track workout- The lap time in seconds in which you can do 20 x 400 repeats is the about the same as you can run a half marathon in minutes.
Someone may have noticed this correlation before and named it, but to honor Bart Yasso, I'll name it the Gopher Hundreds for now. AKA Go-Four-Hundreds. Ok, dumb.
But for real- of those in this thread running sub-90 min half marathons, what do you run your high quantity 400 repeats in?
For example, I can usually run 12-20 x 400 in about 83-85 each...and my half marathon PR is 1:23 (83). When I was trying to break 1:30 a few years ago, my 400 time was closer to 90 seconds. What about you?
Ha. Like Yasso 800s!
I couldn't tell you... (well, and I'm more of the 92 minute guy at the moment)... I don't speak "400s" except in a ladder to/from bigger stuff. Never done a mega-bunch of 400s. Will it make me puke?
Ha. Like Yasso 800s! I couldn't tell you... (well, and I'm more of the 92 minute guy at the moment)... I don't speak "400s" except in a ladder to/from bigger stuff. Never done a mega-bunch of 400s. Will it make me puke?
Only if you do them right by taking 100m rest between each.
I made a curious correlation tonight while I was doing my weekly track workout- The lap time in seconds in which you can do 20 x 400 repeats is the about the same as you can run a half marathon in minutes. Someone may have noticed this correlation before and named it, but to honor Bart Yasso, I'll name it the Gopher Hundreds for now. AKA Go-Four-Hundreds. Ok, dumb. But for real- of those in this thread running sub-90 min half marathons, what do you run your high quantity 400 repeats in? For example, I can usually run 12-20 x 400 in about 83-85 each...and my half marathon PR is 1:23 (83). When I was trying to break 1:30 a few years ago, my 400 time was closer to 90 seconds. What about you?
I guess it depends on how close I am to the race.
The only time I've heard about 20 x 400 repeats (100m rests), the 400s are at 10k effort.
When I'm turning 90s quarters, held back by only fat or fear, it's going to be 8+ weeks out from the goal HM and as a set up for more race-pace specific workouts.
I should be honest and say that all of the above is not based on my experience, but still, it's on pretty good authority.